1913–14 in American soccer

The 1913–14 season was the second season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States.

Honors and achievements

Competition	Winner
NAFBL	Brooklyn F.C. (1)
St. Louis Soccer League	St. Leo's (6)*
National Challenge Cup	Brooklyn F.C. (1)
American Cup	Bethlehem Steel

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honor. * indicates new record for competition

National team

Men's

No men's national team matches were played during the 1913–14 season.[1]

Women's

The first women's national team match was not played until 1987.

League standings

NAFBL

The National Association Foot Ball League conducted its eleventh season of play. The Brooklyn Field Club accumulated the most points at the end of the season, thus winning the league title.

Place	Team	Pld.	W	L	T	Points
1	Brooklyn F.C. (C)	14	12	0	2	26
2	West Hudson A.A.	16	11	2	3	25
3	New York Clan MacDonald	16	9	5	2	20
4	Newark F.C.	15	5	5	5	15
5	Paterson Rangers	14	5	5	4	14
6	Jersey A.C.	10	3	2	5	11
7	Kearny Scots	11	3	5	3	9
8	Paterson True Blues	10	3	3	2	8
9	Newark Caledonians	13	1	9	3	5
10	Paterson Wilberforce	12	2	8	1	5
11	Bronx United	12	2	9	1	5
12	St. George F.C.	13	1	11	1	3

2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss. Source: RSSSF[2]

STLSL

The seventh season of the St. Louis Soccer League was held. St. Leo's won their sixth-consecutive title that year. The league was split into two divisions; the Federal Park and Robinson League.

Federal Park League

Place	Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Points
1	St. Leo's	13	11	0	2	32	1	24
2	Ben Millers	13	7	4	2	21	13	16
3	Columbia A.C.	13	4	8	1	11	35	9
4	Rock Church A.C.	13	1	11	1	9	27	3

Robison League

Place	Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Points
1	Columbus Club	20	14	6	0	40	24	28
2	Innisfails	20	9	6	5	36	27	23
3	St. Theresa's	20	6	10	4	20	35	16
4	Athletics	20	5	12	3	23	33	13

Cup Competitions

National Challenge Cup

The National Challenge Cup, known today as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, held its inaugural tournament during the 1913–14 season. Brooklyn Field Club of Brooklyn, New York won the title.[3]

Semifinals		Final

Brooklyn F.C.	2

New Bedford F.C.	1
		Brooklyn F.C.	2

		Brooklyn Celtic	1
Brooklyn Celtic	6

Niagara Falls Rangers	2

American Cup

The American Cup, then known as the AFA Cup held its 23rd staging of the competition. Bethlehem Steel won the competition.[4]

Semifinals		Final

Tacony Disston	2

Philadelphia Hibernian	1
		Tacony Disston	0

		Bethlehem Steel	1
Jersey Athletic	3

Bethlehem Steel	4

References

"United States matches, ratings and points exchanged". The World Football Elo Rating System. Eloratings.net. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
Litterer, David (November 15, 1998). "National Association Foot Ball League: 1913–14 season". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
Hakala, Josh (January 6, 2003). "1914 National Challenge Cup Results". TheCup.us. TheCup.us. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
"Bethlehem Steel Soccer Club, 1913-1914". BethlehemSteelSoccer.org. November 27, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2012.

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[usmnt1913-14-1] "United States matches, ratings and points exchanged". The World Football Elo Rating System. Eloratings.net. Retrieved December 30, 2012.

[2] Litterer, David (November 15, 1998). "National Association Foot Ball League: 1913–14 season". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved December 30, 2012.

[3] Hakala, Josh (January 6, 2003). "1914 National Challenge Cup Results". TheCup.us. TheCup.us. Retrieved December 30, 2012.

[4] "Bethlehem Steel Soccer Club, 1913-1914". BethlehemSteelSoccer.org. November 27, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2012.

Years in American soccer
Pre-1880s	1860s 1870s
1880s	1880–83 1884–85 1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889–90
1890s	1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900
1900s	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10
1910s	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20
1920s	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30
1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40
1940s	1940–41 1941–41 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50
1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1967 1968 1969
1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020s	2020 2021 2022